Stewardship is an invitation to all of us to live our faith in real and concrete ways. The Catholic Church has a mission to preach, teach and sanctify throughout the world. Stewardship calls us to become personally engaged in this. We have a choice to make regarding our part in the mission of the Church. […]
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Stewardship: An Attitude of Gratitude
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”- Cicero Sometimes when a parish does not have enough involvement in its ministries, or is having difficulties with finances, the first reaction is, “and stewardship didn’t work”. This presumes that stewardship is about generosity. Somehow, the parish has not done enough […]
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St. Nicholas, Gifts and Stewardship
On December 6th we celebrate the feast day of St. Nicholas. There is more legend than fact in the story, but we do know that he was Bishop of Myra in Turkey and was among those who signed the documents affirming the divinity of Christ promulgated at the Council of Nicea in 325. He must […]
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Stewards Prepare Themselves to Await the Coming of God Himself
December is here and soon we will be celebrating the Christmas season. Truth to tell, the commercial Christmas season has already begun. As we reflect on Thanksgiving, and move into Advent, our focus, however, should be on preparing for the birth of Jesus. If we are already grounded in stewardship as a way of life, […]
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Am I Thankful and Am I Happy?
Being thankful can be good for your health. That is the finding of a study published in the Journal of Happiness Studies. The study found that people who wrote letters of gratitude experience greater happiness and more satisfaction with their lives. Related studies also show that people fared better health wise when they kept gratitude […]
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